Every four years Insurance Companies underwrite all the risks associated with holding and attending the World’s largest sporting event – The FIFA World Cup Finals.
Insurance Blog reports on the risks and covers available and the large premiums paid to ensure that this years Tournament currently going on in South Africa, went without a hitch… Read the rest of this entry »
The prawn sandwiches were out in force yesterday at Old Trafford as the new sponsors of Manchester United Football Club, Aon the giant American Insurance Broker, took over the lucrative deal from disgraced and broke AIG the not so giant American Insurance Company.
AIG had to pull out their 14 million a year deal which ran until the end of May this year, after the company was bailed out by the US Treasury to keep it alive.
It’s been a bad week for AIG who failed to complete the sale of their Asian division AIA to the man from the Pru, as the Treasury ‘overvalued’ the operation at 24.5 billion.
It might not be such a big deal for Aon either who have reportedly paid 80 million to be in the Red and announced at the time that they shared a desire for excellence and winning, based on tradition, integrity, teamwork and success. Read the rest of this entry »
Insurance Blog was gazing through some very old travel guides when we noticed that Insurance Marketing has come a long way since the start of Insurance….
This old advertisement for The London Assurance Company from the turn of 19th century suggests that insurance was something that you didn’t talk about in public – like money!
‘Very good people to deal with” What’s all that about then?
Good at what? Deal with What?
“Good Day Mister. I’m from London Assurance. We’ll deal with it for you! (Cockney Accent required) Read the rest of this entry »
This is the third in a three part series on a legal case with HMRC taken up against two major comparison sites and aggregators: Autotrader and Insurancewide.
This personal transcript is taken from an Insider (General Manager) at Insurancewide,Keith Sholl
So we move forward into 2010 and the Court of Appeal held in March. Due to the circumstances that prevailed Insurancewide had no legal representation at the hearing and, unfortunately, neither was I able to attend court and, therefore, I am unable to provide testimony as to the drama that may have been enacted during the course of those proceedings. Read the rest of this entry »
If navigating the health insurance maze for humans feels confusing, just check out getting coverage for your pet.
Millions of Americans are increasingly buying health insurance for their furry friends. With shifting rules, tricky fine print and premiums creeping up, it pays to be finicky.
About 71.4 million American homes, about 62 percent, have a pet, according to the most recent survey by the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association. Last year, those pet owners spent $12.04 million in veterinary care and will spend an estimated $12.79 million this year. Read the rest of this entry »
